由于丰富的成矿物质来源与优越的成矿地质条件,多年来西南天山一直是地质找矿的重点地区。自19世纪末,外国的一些地质学家就开始了对天山地区的考察,而我国的地质学家也从20世纪30年代起逐渐开始到天山地区从事地质研究。特别是20世纪50年代以来,在西延邻国相继发现的一大批超大型、大型矿床,以及新中国成立后,随着国民经济发展的需要,使得该区更为世人瞩目。 Due to the rich source of metallogenic materials and superior geological conditions, Southwest Tianshan has been a key area for geological prospecting over the years. Since the late 19th century, some foreign geologists began to investigate the Tianshan Mountains, and our geologists have been gradually engaged in geological research in the Tianshan Mountains since the 1930s. Since the 1950s, a large number of very large and large deposits have been discovered successively in the neighboring countries of West Yan’an and the establishment of a new China has brought more attention to the area as the needs of the national economy develop.